17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 3:17:1 ⧉וְהָֽעֲרָבָ֖הvehaaravahand the Arabah Deuteronomy 3:17:2 ⧉וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןvehayardenand the Jordan Deuteronomy 3:17:3 ⧉וּגְבֻ֑לugvuland the border Deuteronomy 3:17:4 ⧉מִכִּנֶּ֗רֶתmikineretfrom Chinnereth Deuteronomy 3:17:5 ⧉וְעַ֨דveadand as far as Deuteronomy 3:17:6 ⧉יָ֤םyamthe sea Deuteronomy 3:17:7 ⧉הָֽעֲרָבָה֙haaravahof the Arabah Deuteronomy 3:17:8 ⧉יָ֣םyamsea Deuteronomy 3:17:9 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לַחhamelakhthe Salt Deuteronomy 3:17:10 ⧉תַּ֛חַתtahatunder Deuteronomy 3:17:11 ⧉אַשְׁדֹּ֥תashdotthe slopes Deuteronomy 3:17:12 ⧉הַפִּסְגָּ֖הhapisgahof Pisgah Deuteronomy 3:17:13 ⧉מִזְרָֽחָה׃mizrakhahto the east |
17. Formal Translation And the Arabah, with the Jordan as the border, extended from Kinneret to the Sea of the Arabah—the Salt Sea—beneath the slopes of Pisgah, to the east. |
17. Dynamic Translation The flatlands, the Jordan River, and the border stretching from Lake Kinneret to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) lie below the rugged hillsides of Pisgah on the east side. |